Thursday, September 16, 2010

Moi! Niin, I have found this website that gives scholarship raha to amerikkalainen who translate a short story or runo into a Scandinavian kieli. I have already asked a few Finnish friends if they know any lapset stories or runo that I could translate into englanti ja they are looking for me. I wanted to see if ehkä you guys knew of a story I could start translating! :) Even if I didn't win the prize, it would still be hyvä for me to practice my suomea :D

3:27 pmSo I'm still in a pissy/depressive mood, but I felt like I needed to finish this post at least and explain why.On my way home from school, I stopped at Wells Fargo (while I was in an 'on-top-of-the-world' mood) to ask about their student loans. So I ask if they have international loans, for Finland next year, and they said yeah we do! And then I named like every school in Suomi to "see if they have a partnership with them" and of course they don't. England, France, etc but no Finland. So then I ask the guy if they would give me like a normal loan that I can use for it. He asked if I had a job and credit and blah blahblah and basically told me it would be nearly impossible for me to get a loan even with a cosigner. What was I expecting? Them to just hand over the money? I don't know. Not this though.

So I'm trying to sell an old iPod video of mine now and the expensive case I bought with it. Still works fine, but you gotta do what you gotta do for Finland I suppose..http://fresno.craigslist.org/ele/1887579138.htmlI would sell it for way less, but I was just hoping someone would want it for that much hah. I'm going to take new pictures (not from a cell phone) of it and put it for a lower price next time.I'm thinking of selling my Fender guitar too if worst comes to worst.

P.S.S This weekend, I am going to my aunt's house to go talk with her Finnish neighbor so he can help me apply for schools. She is also the aunt that I am (hopefully) going to Finland with this December so we are going to plan everything out then too. Found three water bottles today and put them in my trunk for recycling money! ;)

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Seems so fitting that the only painting I've ever done is a woman in a dress in the shape of my beloved Suomi! I see myself in Finland? I'm not sure. It isn't too good but HEY I'm proud of it so leave it alone :)

P.S. Also take note of the magazine pinned to the wall in the lower right corner. Does anyone recognize it? (:

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Moi! Anteeksi, I haven't posted in a very long time! Haven't been keeping you all up to date with my adventure to Suomi :) Mutta, nyt minä am back ja with news this time! In joulukuu, my aunt is going to Suomi for work ja she has agreed to take me along as long as I pay for my airplane ticket!!!!! She is going to let me stay in her hotel/pay for my food/etc as long as I pay for the ticket. So NOW I am on a total mission to get $800 by December!! I have around $150 right now. I've been collecting bottles ja cans ja picking up every coin I find on the street so I can get enough in time! Plus, from all my family ja relatives, I am asking for money so I can go for joulu. So I really really hope this works out. Sorry this post is so inarticulate (not even sure if that is a word haha). My thoughts are so jumbled and I just want to get them all out! Secondly, I am volunteering at the elementary school I went to so I can get some experience working with kids, in particular kids who don't speak English, so when I go to school in Suomi I can maybe become an English as a Second Language teacher :) Just thoughts now!

Finally, major kiitos to everyone who left me comments on my last post :) It made me feel so good to come on here to see that even people I don't know are rooting for me to make my goal! It just really gave me a kickstart again and I've been putting myself into high gear to make sure my dreams come true!

The question I am most often asked is "Why Finland?"To this day, I honestly have no idea. It has enchanted me for the past few years and my love for it and its people hasn't faded in the least; it has only grown.

"Have you ever been there?"No. I haven't. But I am ecstatic for the day that I do.

About Me

Moi! I'm Karissa :) a normal, 19 year old girl from California who has fallen deeply in love with the beautiful country of Finland. Follow me on my journey to attend university in Finland in autumn 2011!